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Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

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Five years on from the end of the lockdown in western Sydney, has anything changed? Key points and original sources are listed below.

Five years on from the end of the lockdown in western Sydney, has anything changed?S1 S2

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Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Five years on from the end of the lockdown in western Sydney, has anything changed?

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Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Five years on from the end of the lockdown in western Sydney, has anything changed?

2h Smh

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Five years on from the end of the lockdown in western Sydney, has anything changed?

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Australia

3 outlets 3 reports Published Oct 9, 2026

The brief

Five years on from the end of the lockdown in western Sydney, has anything changed? Key points and original sources are listed below.

Five years on from the end of the lockdown in western Sydney, has anything changed?S1 S2

Assembled from source summaries.

Timeline · newest first

2h Theage

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

2h Brisbanetimes

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

2h Smh

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

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Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

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Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

Helicopters, military door knocks and 9pm curfews: Five years since Sydney’s dystopian divide

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